Book Fair Events for 2009

General Information
Breakfast with Clifford---Saturday & Sunday!
Authors & Illustrators
Storybook Characters
Book Fair Dates for 2010

"18th Annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair"
Saturday & Sunday, November 14-15, 2009
10:00 am until 5:00 pm
Rome Commons Ballroom
Rome Hall, South Campus Complex
University of Connecticut, Storrs

• Two days of fun for the whole family!
• Featuring presentations and book signings by well known authors and illustrators.
  
• Storytelling, crafts, holiday shopping, and storybook characters will be available throughout the Book Fair.
• Where is the Book Fair? The 2009 Connecticut Children's Book Fair will be held in the South Campus Ballroom. Please visit the Directions page on this website for more information and how to find the Ballroom. Print out a copy of the Map of the Rome Commons Ballroom.
• Guidelines for visitors, prospective authors and illustrators, and volunteers, staff, and committee members (pdf files).
  
  

Breakfast with Clifford---Saturday & Sunday!

Saturday & Sunday, November 14-15, 2009 9:00 until 10:00 am South Campus Dining Hall, Second Floor Rome Hall, South Campus Complex University of Connecticut, Storrs

For the fourth year in a row, we are pleased to offer breakfast with Clifford and other storybook characters. This is a cafeteria-style breakfast that will be open continuously from 9-10 am. The Book Fair opens at 10 am. The event will be conveniently held in the same building as the Book Fair, just one floor below the Rome Commons Ballroom.

RSVPs are REQUIRED to attend this event. The Character Breakfast is FULL for both Saturday & Sunday morning. Please call 1-800-U-READ-IT to be put on the waiting list.

This event has been made possible and sponsored by the SBM Charitable Trust Foundation, Inc..

 

Authors & Illustrators

In celebration of our 18th Annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair, the authors and illustrators listed below will be in attendance at the 2009 event.

Saturday & Sunday, November 14-15, 2009 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Confirmed Authors and Illustrators (Last Updated: November 5, 2009)
Saturday, November 14			Sunday, November 15
PW Catanese	Presentation: 3:45pm Autographings: 11:45am-12:45pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm		Tedd Arnold	Presentation: 2:00pm Autographings: 10:30am-11:30am; 2:45pm-3:45pm
Diane deGroat	Presentation: 1:45pm Autographings: 10:00am-11:00pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm		Holly Black	Presentation: 1:15pm Autographings: 11:30am-12:30pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm
Pegi Deitz Shea	Presentation: 10:00 am Autographings: 10:45am-11:45am; 3:15 pm-4:15 pm		Katie Davis	Presentation: 12:30pm Autographings: 10:15am-11:15am; 1:15pm-2:15pm
Gail Gauthier	Presentation: 12:15pm Autographings: 11:00am-12:00pm; 1:00pm-2:00pm		Rudy Gutierrez	Presentation: 2:45pm Autographings: 12:15pm-1:15pm; 3:45pm-4:45pm
Janet Lawler	Presentation: 10:45am Autographings: 11:30am-12:30pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm		Lois Lowry	Presentation: 11:45am Autographings: 10:30am-11:30am; 12:30pm-1:30pm
Wendell and Florence Minor	Presentation: 2:30pm Autographings: 12:15pm-1:15pm; 3:15pm-4:15pm		Anita Riggio	Presentation: 10:15am Autographings: 11:00am-12:00pm; 3:00pm-4:00pm
Leslea Newman	Presentation: 3:15pm Autographings: 10:00am-11:00am; 4:00pm-5:00pm		Nancy Elizabeth Wallace	Presentation: 11:00am Autographings: 11:45am-12:45pm; 2:15pm-3:15pm
Marc Tyler Nobleman	Presentation: 4:30pm Autographings: 10:15am-11:15am; 1:00pm-2:00pm
Mark Teague	Presentation: 1:00pm Autographings: 11:45am-12:45pm; 1:45pm-2:45pm		Raab Associates Prizes For Illustration and Writing	The presentation of the award winners and all entries will be held at 4:30 on Sunday.
Hans Wilhelm	Presentation: 11:30am Autographings: 12:15pm-12:45pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm

If you are interested in participating as an author or and illustrator, please see our guidelines.

Storybook Characters

While attending the Book Fair, you can meet---and have your picture taken with---your favorite characters from children's books! This year, we welcome the following storybook characters to the Book Fair:

 

Clifford the Big Red Dog Maisy Chet Gecko Stella Luna

Clifford the Big Red Dog, who joins us for the Book Fair every year!

 

Book Fair Dates for 2010

Planning ahead? So are we! The Book Fair is usually held on the second weekend in November. We've tentatively set the date for 2010 already.

Saturday & Sunday, November 13-14, 2010

Please check the website regularly for updated information.